Acting
Vernon Dent
FR, EN cinema · 281 credits
Born
15 February 1895
Died
5 November 1963 (aged 68)
Birthplace
San Jose, California, USA
Also known as Vernon Bruce Dent · Vernan Dent
Vernon Bruce Dent (February 16, 1895 – November 5, 1963) was an American comic actor, who appeared in over 400 films. He co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures, frequently as the foil and the main antagonist and ally to The Three Stooges.
Known for
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Claude Climax - Director, archive footage
Buster Keaton: From Silents to Shorts
as (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter
as Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach
Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guns a Poppin!
as Judge (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
as archive footage
Hot Stuff
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flagpole Jitters
as Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Rumpus in the Harem
as Hassan Ben Sober (archive footage)
Bedlam in Paradise
as I. Fleecem (archive footage)
Of Cash and Hash
as Police Capt. Mullins (archive footage)
Income Tax Sappy
as IRS Agent # 1 (uncredited)
Musty Musketeers
as King Cole
Pals and Gals
as Doctor (uncredited)
Knutzy Knights
as King Arthur (uncredited)
The Fire Chaser
as J. Peabody Knott
Rip, Sew and Stitch
as Detective Sharpe (Archive footage) (uncredited)
Booty and the Beast
as Night Watchman
Listen Judge
as Judge Henderson
A Missed Fortune
as Hotel Manager
Pest Man Wins
as Mr. Philander
Three Arabian Nuts
as Mr. Bradley
Scrambled Brains
as Nora's Father
The Awful Sleuth
as Al Keefer
The Tooth Will Out
as Dr. Keefer--professor of dentistry
Punchy Cowpunchers
as General
Studio Stoops
as Police Captain Casey
Innocently Guilty
as Mr. Bass
The Good Humor Man
as Man in Park (uncredited)
Fuelin' Around
as General
Malice in the Palace
as Hassan Ben Sober
Hokus Pokus
as Insurance Adjuster
Waiting in the Lurch
as J. Peabody Knott
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Guard (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Mummy's Dummies
as King Rootentooten
Heavenly Daze
as I. Fleecem
Shivering Sherlocks
as Police Capt. Mullins
Squareheads of the Round Table
as King Arthur
Fiddlers Three
as King Cole
Road to Hollywood
as A Film Director
Sing a Song of Six Pants
as Police Detective
Should Husbands Marry?
as Hugh's Boss
Half-Wits Holiday
as Prof. Quackenbush
Out West
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Good Bad Egg
as Rest Home Manager (uncredited)
Bride and Gloom
as Sally's Father (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
as Man in Drugstore (uncredited)
Night Editor
as Fat Man in Library (Uncredited)
A Bird in the Head
as Prof. Panzer
Beer Barrel Polecats
as Warden
Pardon My Terror
as Jonas Morton
Dangerous Business
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Mr. Noisy
as Slim - Baseball Spectator
Society Mugs
as Lord Wafflebottom
Three Little Pirates
as Governor
Lone Star Moonlight
as Sheriff
The Harvey Girls
as Engineer (uncredited)
Rockin' in the Rockies
as Stanton (uncredited)
Booby Dupes
as Captain
Three Pests in a Mess
as Philip Black
Idiots Deluxe
as Judge (uncredited)
Having Wonderful Crime
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Secret Command
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Crash Goes the Hash
as Fuller Bull
No Dough Boys
as Hugo (Nazi spy)
Idle Roomers
as Mr. Leander
Busy Buddies
as Hotcakes Customer (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
Bachelor Daze
as Onlooker in doorway
Defective Detectives
as Rodney Boodle
To Heir Is Human
as Board Chairman
San Diego I Love You
as Mr. Fitzmaurice (uncredited)
Address Unknown
as Nazi Party Member (uncredited)
Kansas City Kitty
as Repo man from the A-1 Piano Co.
His Wedding Scare
as The Minister
A Maid Made Mad
as Blonde's Boyfriend
Back from the Front
as Lt. Dungen (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
as Hans - the Nazi (uncredited)
Higher Than a Kite
as Marshall Boering (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as William Ruff
A Blitz on the Fritz
as Spy chief
True to Life
as Man (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
1942
Sappy Birthday
as Neighbor Policeman
Matri-Phony
as Emperor Octopus Grabus
Sock-a-Bye Baby
as 1st Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Heavyset Prospector (uncredited)
Sappy Pappy
as Jealous Husband
Even as IOU
as Motorist (uncredited)
Three Smart Saps
as (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Bartender Serving Beers (uncredited)
House of Errors
as White
San Antonio Rose
as Worthington
An Ache in Every Stake
as Poindexter Lawrence (uncredited)
Adventure in Washington
as Senator in gym
Dutiful But Dumb
as Mr. Wilson (uncredited)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
as Senator (uncredited)
I'll Never Heil Again
as Mr. Ixnay (uncredited)
So You Won't Squawk
as The bartender
You're the One
as Zeno Springs Hotel Guest
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Pardon My Berth Marks
as Newspaper City Editor
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Jim, a policeman
From Nurse to Worse
as Dr. D. Lerious (uncredited)
Nutty But Nice
as Dr. Walters (uncredited)
Money Squawks
as Night Watchman
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Hotel Doorman
Nothing But Pleasure
as Bus Rider with Child
Cold Turkey
1940
Cold Turkey
as J.T. Caldwell
The Taming of the Snood
as Man on Street
The Heckler
as Baseball Spectator with Hotdog
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
The Lady in Question
as Gendarme (uncredited)
How High Is Up?
as Mr. Blake (uncredited)
His Bridal Fright
as Doorman
Mutiny on the Body
1939
Mutiny on the Body
as Mr. Gibson
Three Little Sew and Sews
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Saved by the Belle
as Mike (uncredited)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
as Sheriff (uncredited)
A Ducking They Did Go
as Vegetarian (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Fat Man at Party (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Ship's Captain (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Newspaperman in Office
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Lustig
A Star Is Shorn
as Producer
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
as The Baron (uncredited)
Teacher's Pest
as Christmas Tree Buyer
Reformatory
as Cook Howard
Wee Wee Monsieur
as Simitz - Arab Chief (uncredited)
Mutts to You
as Mr. Stutz, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Tassels in the Air
as Building superintendent (uncredited)
A Doggone Mixup
as Mr. Tilson
Thanks for the Memory
as Refuse Man (uncredited)
Start Cheering
as Pops
Sue My Lawyer
as Judge
Home on the Rage
as Mr. Lent (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Expressman (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
as Mr. Schultz (uncredited)
Time Out for Trouble
as Bakery Man
The Mind Needer
as Mr. Ryan
Many Sappy Returns
as Concerned Pedestrian
Dizzy Doctors
as Dr. Harry Arms (uncredited)
Back to the Woods
as Governor (uncredited)
The Shadow
as Dutch Schultz
Easy Living
as First Partner (uncredited)
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Ship's Officer
Calling All Doctors
as Sneezing Man
Slippery Silks
as Morgan Morgan (uncredited)
Half Shot Shooters
as Man in Restaurant
San Francisco
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Share the Wealth
as Mayor
Tars and Stripes
as Chief Gunners Mate Richard Mack
I Don't Remember
1935
I Don't Remember
as Oscar Glick
Hollywood Trouble
1935
Hollywood Trouble
as Mr. Mahoney, Writer
Good Morning, Eve!
as Emperor Nero
Manhattan Melodrama
as Otto (uncredited)
Knight Duty
as The Cop
Hooks and Jabs
Actor, Writer
Tied for Life
1933
Tied for Life
as Angry motorist, Writer
The Hitchhiker
as Adolph
Please
as Elmer Smoot, Story
Artist's Muddles
as Luckenbach, the artist
The Iceman's Ball
1932
The Iceman's Ball
as Officer Schmaltz
Dream House
1932
Dream House
as Director Von Schnauble
The Big Flash
as Klaus
Texas Cyclone
as Hefty
Million Dollar Legs
as Secretary of Agriculture (uncredited)
Daring Danger
as Bartender Pee Wee
The Riding Tornado
as Hefty - Bartender
Murder at Midnight
as Detective Eating Peanuts
The Fainting Lover
1931
The Fainting Lover
as Dr. Dudley Schmidt
Dragnet Patrol
as Cookie
The All-American Kickback
1931
The All-American Kickback
as Football Coach
Crazy House
as Dr. E.D. Smith (last name spelled 'J-O-N-E-S')
Midnight Daddies
as Baron von Twiddlebaum - Designer
A Close Shave
1929
A Close Shave
as George Billings
Don't Get Jealous
1929
Don't Get Jealous
as Wilbur Warner
The Bees' Buzz
1929
The Bees' Buzz
as Jim - Homer's Pal
Calling Hubby's Bluff
as Vernon Vance
Pink Pajamas
as Vernon Vance
The Old Barn
as Pete Monroe - Hotel Proprietor
Clunked on the Corner
as Jip Bennett
The Cameraman
as Man in Tight Bathing Suit (uncredited)
The Beach Club
as Mr. Kronk
The Bicycle Flirt
as Henry Harper - The Boyfriend
Smith's Restaurant
as Big Diner
Motorboat Mamas
as Charley Whalen
Hubby's Weekend Trip
1928
Hubby's Weekend Trip
as Charley Whalen
The Best Man
as Groom
Smith's Army Life
as The Colonel
His Unlucky Night
as Homer Brown
The Campus Carmen
as Extra
Golf Widows
as Ernest Ward
The Lion's Roar
as Professor of Music
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
1927
Should Sleepwalkers Marry?
as George Stevens
Cured in the Excitement
as Hector Strong
For Sale, a Bungalow
1927
For Sale, a Bungalow
as 2nd Real Estate Broker
Fiddlesticks
as Prof. Von Tempo / Junk dealer
The Pride of Pikeville
as The Train Conductor
The Golf Nut
as The Club President
His First Flame
as Amos McCarthy
Smith's Cook
1927
Smith's Cook
as Pete - the Motor Cop
A One Mama Man
as The Suitor
A Prodigal Bridegroom
as Gertie's Father in Flashback
Masked Mamas
1926
Masked Mamas
as Jim Denton
Her Actor Friend
1926
Her Actor Friend
as Actor in Play
Flirty Four-Flushers
as Bill Brown
Hubby’s Quiet Little Game
as Jim Stone
Hoboken to Hollywood
as Mr. Pinkney
Soldier Man
as The Prime Minister
Saturday Afternoon
as Steve Smith
A Blonde's Revenge
as Tim Hayes
A Sea Dog's Tale
as Jo Jo
Have Courage
1926
Have Courage
as Gendarme
The Funnymooners
1926
The Funnymooners
as Sheriff Joel Springboard
Plain Clothes
as A Crook
Hurry, Doctor!
as Police Officer Bill Trapps
Isn't Love Cuckoo?
as Auto Agency Manager
His Marriage Wow
as A Pessimist - Professor McGlumm
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
as Gasoline Customer
Lucky Stars
as Hiram Healy
There He Goes
as Jerry the Bull
Remember When?
as Mack - Circus Owner
Boobs in the Wood
as Il rivale - Big Bill Reardon
Feet of Mud
as Football Coach
East of the Water Plug
as Jim's Rival - the Villain
Little Robinson Corkscrew
as Horace Horlick
The Hollywood Kid
as Claude Climax - Director
Black Oxfords
as Sandy Haig
Bull and Sand
as Joe Archer
Picking Peaches
as The Store Manager
Wall Street Blues
as Mal A. Mute - the Loan Shark's Partner
The Lion and the Souse
1924
The Lion and the Souse
as Mr. Niblick Van Hoosit
Romeo and Juliet
as Billy Durham
Riders of the Purple Cows
as Mike Maverick
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
1924
The Half-Back of Notre Dame
as Football Opponent
All Night Long
as the Rival
The Extra Girl
as Aaron Applejohn
Soul of the Beast
as The Boob
Golf
as The suitor
Mummy's Nightmare
1922
Mummy's Nightmare
as Delivery Driver
Hail the Woman
as Joe Hurd
Hot Dogs
Actor
J-U-N-K
1920
J-U-N-K
as The Junk Dealer
A Harem Hero
as Oriental Potentate
An Auto Nut
1919
An Auto Nut
as The Lawyer's Clerk alias the Doctor (uncredited)